The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-05-12
CRANKS.
The World IS Full of Them, and
Texas Has Her Share.

TeXaS has Her snare.
The exact date of the birth of the first
crank never has and probably never Will
be known, nor is it likely that his nativity
will ever be established. That he, how
ever, followed the Biblical injunction and
increased and multiplied is fact recog-
nized without the necessity of offering
proof on the subject. Some cranks are
harmless and some there are for whom
straight jackets would be appropriate,
and who, for all that, are out in the wide,
wide world, dong pretty much as they
please.
II is possible that, of all classes of peo-
pie, men in official places are worried
more by cranks than any other, and
Governor Ross has already, within his
short time in Office, found out that Texas
has her full share of the tribe, and that
they are not slow TO intrude themselves
upon his notice. Scarce days mail Is
there but b. ings letter from some one
calling on the governor for something
which two sensible thoughts connected
would show to be without his province.
But all of these illusions are not So
licitOus; on the contrary, some of them
are philosophic and advisory, as the fol-
towing sample brick, which was received
a short time ago, will serve to show
Here it is!
Governor and the Adgt Genral State of
texas Yor: honors. Believing yor to be
brave true mann l write to you Calling
yor Attention to This Trent and false
prophet Mr. powderly, General Master
Workman Leader of the Knites of Labor
are Common, wich means Money or Blood
this man is a Judos Loves Money Carries
Bag, and is depressing the poor and
Rich, Destroying the Business of the
Country in order to obtain it and is the
man Foretold by st John Revl 10 G 16
II IS aud the Image set up by the
Commone of France at New York
City is the one Foretold by Saint IL Nv
and as the Abomination that Marketh
Desolate Foretold by our Lord Jesus
Christ and Daniel IL C 81. Mr.. Powderly
is the man are Little horne of Daniel s
chapt verse the Ram of Daniel 8 chapt and
the Lamb of SAINT John Revelation ID G IL
are one, the Ram was Garfield the High
horne Arthur come up Lost the he Goat
Genral G ant who went around the World,
the 4 CRATE hornes, Blame Butler
Saint John Cleveland, the Little
horn powderly waxing Exceeding Graf
toward the south, held a Crate Labor
Convention at Richmond, Virginia, to-
ward the Est by Crate Strikes toward
the pleasant Land, by the same toward
the host of heven Defng the Laws of
God. Thou Shalt not Covet Casting
Stars to the grounds. Governors of
States by Defng THAR laws for thay are
the Stars on our Beautiful Flag taking
away Daley Sacrifse, the poor nan
Bread Casting the truth to Ground by
proclaiming pease, and is preparing
for war pockting and prospecting
Saves Money carries a Bag and
is filling it very fast out of poor mems
pockets, the finger of God points to him
as very Bad man, the cOlery is Coming
Foretold by Daniel 19 q if you wish to
it is his Judgment, Lern this by reading
his Law Written in the Book Leviticus 26
Chapter 1v and 80 33v ye Shall make no
Craven Image nor Set up Eny S anding
Image nor make Eny idol to bow down to
it 1 am the Lord Yor God ye
shall keep my Sahath Status and
Commandment and do them, then he
will give yor Rain in due Season, yor Land
Shall yeald hur in crese and the trees of
the field yeald ther fruit and he Will Give
yor PEAS in yor Land and yor Shall Lie
down and Never max yor Afraid but if
yor will not he Will Lay yer Land Desc
lat and yer Cites Vast this Law is, not
Don away with yor will find it Fortold by
Isaioh chit 3v as coming forth in the Last
Days and it is time yor had it and
1 Send it to yor Sin is the trens
gresson of the Law of God prepare
Celery by turning from yor Sins Obeying
the Laws of God Eating no Swine Flesh
and Cleansing yourself from All on Cleness
| for Eater of Swine flesh the Abomination
and Moose shall be Consumed to Goethe
Seth the Lord Warn all Men that if they
Worship this Image or the Beast are re-
ceve his Mark by Joining his Bonds to Rob
Burn and Kill they will Reeve THAR part
in the Lake of Fire and Birthstone pow
der mean fire and Birthstone Bewher of
the Man, powderly and his Leagons but
till all of the Wicked turn from his Wick
ednes and do that wich is Lawful and
Right he shall Live he shall not Die Seth
the Lord God his Servant and yor
Friend HENRY EMBREE.